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important reading skills By working together, you and your child can become partners in learning.

Each week your child will bring home

to you.

together and discuss.

Using these brief texts, you can help your child review vocabulary words and practice key reading skills taught that week.

Your interest, praise, and encouragement are sure

to lead to your child’s success in school Here’s to

an exciting year of learning!

Yours truly,

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Unit 1

Week 1: Lessons 1–5 Miss Tan’s Hints

Decoding: Short vowels and final consonant blends 9

Fluency: Speed drill 10

Structural Analysis: Inflectional endings 11

Vocabulary: Word origins 12

Comprehension: Make Inferences 13

Take-Home Story 14

Writing: Idea web 15

Week 2:Lessons 6–10 Dot’s Lesson Decoding: Beginning consonant blends 16

Fluency: Timed reading 17

Structural Analysis: Compound words 18

Vocabulary: Synonyms 19

Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot 20

Take-Home Story 21

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Make Inferences 23

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Character, Setting, Plot 24

Week 3:Lessons 11–15 Phil Plans a Trip Decoding: Digraphs 25

Structural Analysis: Prefix un- 27

-Vocabulary: Antonyms 28

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast 29

Take-Home Story 30

Writing: Sequence chart 31

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 Kate in Space Decoding: Long vowels with silent e 32

Vocabulary: Dictionary 35

Comprehension: Character 36

Take-Home Story 37

Week 5:Lessons 21–25 At Home with Whales Decoding: Long vowels with silent e 39

Fluency: Phrase cues 40

Structural Analysis: Closed syllables 41

Vocabulary: Connotation and denotation 42

Comprehension: Sequence 43

Take-Home Story 44

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Compare and Contrast 46

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Character 47

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Sequence 4 8 End-of-Unit Review: Decoding and Structural Analysis 49

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Structural Analysis: Suffix -er 52 r Vocabulary: Prefixes and suffixes 53

Comprehension: Author’s Purpose 54

Take-Home Story 55

Week 2: Lessons 6–10 A Year in My Life Decoding: Long e 57 e Fluency: Timed reading 58

Structural Analysis: Contractions 59

Vocabulary: Context clues 60

Take-Home Story 62

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Purpose 64

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Purpose 65

Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Up in the Sky Decoding: Long i 66 i Fluency: Speed drill 67

Structural Analysis: Inflectional endings 6 8 Vocabulary: Idioms 69

Comprehension: Main Idea and Details 7 0 Take-Home Story 71

Writing: Sequence chart 72

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 Edison Shows the Way Decoding: Long o 73

Structural Analysis: Open and closed syllables 75

Graphic Organizer: Cause and Effect 77

Take-Home Story 78

Week 5: Lessons 21–25 The Snake Watcher Decoding: Digraphs ch, tch 80

Structural Analysis: Suffix -less 82 s Vocabulary: Homophones 83

Take-Home Story 85

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details 8 7 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Cause and Effect 8 8 End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Sequence 89

Unit 2 End-of-Unit Review: Decoding and Structural Analysis 90

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Structural Analysis: Suffix -ly 93

Vocabulary: Base words 94

Comprehension: Make Inferences 95

Take-Home Story 96

Writing: Organizing web 97

Week 2: Lessons 6–10 César Chávez: Righting a Wrong Decoding: Silent consonants 9 8 Fluency: Timed reading 9 9 Structural Analysis: Unaccented syllables 100

Vocabulary: Prefixes 101

Comprehension: Draw Conclusions 102

Take-Home Story 103

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Make Inferences 105

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Draw Conclusions 106

Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Hard-Working Kids Decoding: r-Controlled vowel rr ar 107

Structural Analysis: Comparative suffixes 109

Vocabulary: Latin prefixes 110

Comprehension: Fact and Opinion 111

Take-Home Story 112

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 A Nation Is Born Decoding: r-Controlled vowel rr or, rr ore 114

Structural Analysis: Prefix dis- 116

Vocabulary: Analogies 117

Comprehension: Theme 118

Take-Home Story 119

Week 5: Lessons 21–25 A New Language Decoding: r-Controlled vowels rr er, rr ir 121

Structural Analysis: Multisyllable words 123

Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot 125

Take-Home Story 126

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Fact and Opinion 128

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Theme 129

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Character, Setting, Plot 130

End-of-Unit Review: Decoding and Structural Analysis 131

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Structural Analysis: Suffix -ful 134 l Vocabulary: Context clues 135

Comprehension: Theme 136

Take-Home Story 137

Week 2: Lessons 6–10 Storm Chasers Decoding: Variant vowel oo (took) 139

Structural Analysis: Unaccented syllables 141

Vocabulary: Greek and Latin roots 142

Comprehension: Description 143

Take-Home Story 144

Writing: Narration/Dialogue chart 145

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Theme 146

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Description 147

Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Oil: From Fuels to Tools Decoding: Variant vowel oo (cool) 148

Structural Analysis: Prefix re- 150

Take-Home Story 153

Writing: Character web 154

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 Humpback Whales Decoding: Diphthong oi, oy 155

Structural Analysis: Contractions 157

Vocabulary: Analogies 158

Take-Home Story 160

Writing: Character web 161

Week 5: Lessons 21–25 The Rise and Fall of Tides Decoding: Variant vowels aw, w w au, al, all, awl 162 l Fluency: Phrase cues 163

Structural Analysis: Prefix pre- 164

-Vocabulary: Suffixes 165

Comprehension: Author’s Perspective 166

Take-Home Story 167

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Purpose 169

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Draw Conclusions 170

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Perspective 171

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Structural Analysis: Suffixes and prefixes 175

Comprehension: Main Idea and Details 177

Take-Home Story 178

Week 2: Lessons 6–10 Miss Brown’s Class Helps Out Decoding: Diphthong ou, ow 180 w Fluency: Timed reading 181

Structural Analysis: Compound words 182

Vocabulary: Synonyms 183

Comprehension: Problem and Solution 184

Take-Home Story 185

Writing: Venn diagram 186

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details 187

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Problem and Solution 188

Week 3: Lessons 11–15 The Edge of the World! Decoding: Soft c and c g 189

Structural Analysis: -en, -an, -on endings 191 n Vocabulary: Latin roots 192

Comprehension: Main Idea and Details 193

Take-Home Story 194

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 A Challenge for Chen Decoding: Words ending with -el, -le 196 e Fluency: Timed reading 197

Structural Analysis: Suffixes -able, -ible 198

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast 200

Take-Home Story 201

Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Wild Horses of the West Decoding: -er, rr -ar, rr -or endings 203

Structural Analysis: Suffixes -er, rr -ar, rr -or 205

Vocabulary: Homographs 206

Take-Home Story 208

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Main Idea and Details 210

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Compare and Contrast 211

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Sequence 212

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Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ture, -ure 216 e Vocabulary: Dictionary 217

Comprehension: Problem and Solution 218

Take-Home Story 219

Week 2: Lessons 6–10 They Came to California Decoding: Long and short i 221

Structural Analysis: Suffixes 223

Vocabulary: Suffixes 224

Comprehension: Cause and Effect 225

Take-Home Story 226

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Problem and Solution 228

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction: Cause and Effect 229

Week 3: Lessons 11–15 Galapagos: Exploring a Dream Decoding: Long and short e 230 e Fluency: Speed drill 231

Structural Analysis: Suffix -ness 232

Vocabulary: Latin, Greek, and other linguistic roots 233

Comprehension: Fact and Opinion 234

Take-Home Story 235

Week 4: Lessons 16–20 Wilbur and Orville Wright: Heroes of Flight Decoding: Long and short o 237 o Fluency: Timed reading 238

Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning words 240

Take-Home Story 242

Writing: Organization map 243

Week 5: Lessons 21–25 Zoom In on Ants! Decoding: Variant vowels oo (took) and ) oo (cool) 244

Structural Analysis: Multisyllable words 246

Vocabulary: Idioms 247

Comprehension: Author’s Perspective 248

Take-Home Story 249

Writing: Organization map 250

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Fact and Opinion 251

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Draw Conclusions 252

End-of-Unit Additional Instruction: Author’s Perspective 253

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B Circle the word in each pair that has a consonant blend Write the consonant blend on the line.

In a consonant blend, you can hear the sound of each

consonant Examples are st, nd, and mp.

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At ten, the kids went to Miss Tan’s class Miss Tan

was not in Miss Tan had left an odd note

Class Task: This is work, but it is fun Get set and

learn! Find hint number one!

Hint: Drums tap and bells ring Where does Miss Beck

sing?

“Miss Beck sings in the band room!” yelled Max

“Run!”

Jon got the next hint

Hint: Rocks and sand, bugs and ants Can you find a

class on plants?

“It is the science room!” yelled Lin “Run!” 87

B Read these words Then have a partner time you

Do it two more times to see if you can beat your score!

Record Your Scores

At Home: Reread the passage aloud to a family member

several times.

Grade 4/Unit 1/Week 1

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A Fill in the missing parts to make the word in bold

1 A cat hissed at a bug.

B Write two sentences about your class Use the word taps

in one sentence Use the word getting in the other.

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A Vocabulary Words Write the missing words that best complete

the sentences.

B Vocabulary Strategy: Word Origins Use these dictionary

entries to answer the questions that follow.

1 What is the origin of the word news?

2 What is the origin of the word gym?

3 What is the origin of the word hunt?

gym (noun): a building or room where

indoor sports are played (Origin:

Greek)

hunt (noun): the act of searching for

something (Origin: Old English)

news (noun): a report of important

events (Origin: Middle English)

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Read the passage Then complete the questions.

The Best Job for Ann

Ann had fun hunting for Miss Tan’s hints The job hunt led

the kids to the gym Miss Tan had on a pink top and red pants

Next to Miss Tan were a man in a big hat, a man in a cap with a

bat, and a man from the TV news The kids had to ask about odd

jobs But Ann could not pick a job Ann asked Miss Tan for help

“Well,” said Miss Tan, “You are still just a kid You can

jump, yell, run, and sing No need to pick a job just yet, Ann! But

you can ask about jobs! It is fun!”

“I am glad,” said Ann “Being a kid is the best job!”

1 Underline words in the passage that end in consonant blends

3 What inference can you make about the man in a cap with a bat?

4 How does Ann feel after talking to Miss Tan?

hunt job gym

At Home: Reread this story along with a family member.

Talk together about jobs they have.

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Some examples of beginning blends are cr, dr, fl , and pr

A Circle the word with the beginning consonant blend Then write

the word in the blank to complete the sentence.

plant pant lot

tuck truck tick

dip rip drop

flip tip lipfl

sink sting ant

B Underline the beginning consonant blends in the answer

choices above

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A Have a partner time you as you read the passage.

Record your scores below

I sat next to Pat and Ken Mr Mack had just asked us to work

on a class project But I did not want to I worked well alone Pat and Ken just had fun in class I did not act up in class

Mr Mack let us pick a project We had ten days to do it

“Let’s do it on frogs!” yelled Ken

“No, trucks!” yelled Pat

I did not want to do it on frogs or trucks It had to teach a lesson 77

First Read: Words Read Time

Second Read: Words Read Time

B Partners Use this chart to check your partner’s reading.

Paid attention to

periods, commas,

end punctuation

Accuracy skipped words self-corrected read every word

At Home: Reread this passage several times to a

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You can put two short words together to make a longer word.

This is called a compound word.

A Form each compound word and write it on the line.

B Fill in the blanks with the compound word from above that best

completes each sentence Draw a line between the two short words

in your answer.

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A Vocabulary Words Check true or false for each statement.

1 When you practice something, you do it again and again.

true false

B Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms Write the word or phrase from the box that you can use to replace the word in bold in each sentence.

1 I had a lesson on how to do handstands.

2 I spent a long time doing a project with my pal.

3 We will perform a play on Sunday.

4 I have some good ideas for what to do on Monday.

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plot, character, and setting affect each other.

Setting

Characters’ Reaction Event

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At Home: Reread the story with a family member Talk

together about a friend at school.

Fun with Dot and Greg

Greg was the new kid in Dot’s class He sat by himself anddrummed his fingers on the desk Mr Mack asked Greg to stop

drumming and tell about himself Greg got up and tripped on

Dot’s backpack! As he fell he tucked his head and flipped over!

The class clapped as Greg landed on his feet

Greg had a list of stuff he liked: maps, backflips, sprints, sunsets, skits, and his penpal, Pam Ken, Pat, and Dot jumped

up and gasped “We like to perform skits, too,” they yelled Mr

Mack and the rest of the class laughed

1 Underline words in this passage with beginning blends

2 Circle the compound words in the passage.

3 Place a box around the setting of the story.

4 How do you know that Greg is fun?

act eat skit

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“Mom!” Pat yelled “Did you get a pink hat?”

“No, Pat!” his mom yelled back

Pat went to ask his dad “Did you get a pink hat?” he asked

“I did not, Pat,” his dad said

Pat went back and sat on his bed Next to him was a red hat

on top of some pink socks His socks had been as white as his hat

before his mom did the wash “That’s it!” he yelled Pat ran to tell

mom and dad how his hat turned pink

1 How does Pat feel about the pink hat?

2 Put a box around the clue words that tell how Pat feels.

3 How did Pat’s hat turn pink? Underline the clues that helped you make

an inference

This tells how Pat feels.

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Grade 4/Unit 1/Week 1 Mid-Unit Additional Instruction

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Tom went running down to the dock His cat, Jack, got out

Jack had been napping on Tom’s lap But Tom started nodding

off He went to his bed and cracked open the window When

Tom got up, Jack was missing!

Tom stopped at the end of the dock He heard a duck

quacking and a cat hissing Tom spotted Jack in the grass and

went running But Tom was not fast enough The duck got mad

and chased Jack into the pond Then a fish jumped up and

smacked Jack with its fins! Tom grabbed his wet cat and went

back home The hunt for Jack was over, but now Tom was stuck

with a cat that smelled like a skunk!

1 Underline the main characters.

2 Put a box around the setting.

3 On the lines below, tell the plot of this story.

Mid-Unit Additional Instruction

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A Underline the digraphs in the words below.

B Use the correct words from above to complete each sentence Fill in the missing digraphs.

C Circle the word in each pair that has a digraph Write the

digraph on the line.

Two letters that make one sound are called digraphs.

Examples are wh, th, ph, and sh.

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Trish is helping Phil plan a trip Phil likes plants and

animals Phil could visit a national park! A park is protected

land But each park is different

Phil can visit parks in the west with big canyons He will

see cactus plants in hot sand

On the other hand, Phil can visit parks with ponds He can

take a raft out and spot duck nests with eggs

Or Phil can swim at a beach and dig in wet sand for shells

Which spot will Phil pick? 87

B Read these words to yourself Then have your partner time you

Do it two more times to see if you can beat your score!

At Home: Read the passage aloud to a family member and

talk about what you learned about national parks.

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A Fill in the missing parts to make the word in bold.

1 I was unwell and went to bed.

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national protected canyons different trek

A Vocabulary Words Fill in the blank with the word that best

completes the sentence.

You can go on a 1. through some of our

2 parks You may see many 3. things

there You can also go in big 4. ! All this national

B Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms Circle the word you

can look up in the thesaurus for each word in bold Then use a

1 We all do things differently.

different difficult did

2 We go on treks up many hills.

trekked trekking trek

3 Mom is performing in a play.

performed perform performs

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Phil Treks West

Phil had made a trip west to a national park At sunrise he

got up He sat with his map and planned his day At last, Phil set

off down the path with his backpack He wanted to trek into the

canyons Then Phil would swim in the pond with the fish

At sunset, Phil dropped his backpack on the sand He

unpacked his things and sat down Next Phil set up camp and fed

himself He would then think about his day in the hot sun and

grin Phil’s days and nights in the west were so different!

1 Circle words that have a digraph.

3 What does Phil have with him both at sunrise and sunset?

4 How are Phil’s days and nights different?

planned protected different

At Home: Share this story with a family member Talk about

what sounds the most fun about Phil’s trip.

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A Draw a line under the word with a long vowel and a silent e Write

the word in the blank to complete the sentence.

1. plants will get sun

these this them

cake cost kick

hot that hike

tent tame ran

take hill pest

bike bat bent

B Go back and circle the letter that makes the long-vowel sound in

each correct answer choice above Do not circle the silent e.

When there is an e at the end of a word, the vowel sound is

long, as in make k k , theme, and ri rr de The final fi e is silent.

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A Have a partner time you as you read the passage.

Record your scores below.

Kate sent in a page to the national Space Ride Contest

Kate filled her page with facts about her life These factstracked Kate’s love of space Pete Chase, of Space Ride, calledKate to tell her that she had won!

Kate’s prize was a trip to the moon! Take-off was at ten!

Kate felt brave for taking a ride in space Kate did not stop thinking about this trip What did Earth look like fromspace? What tales would she relate to her pals? Kate could not wait! 89

First Read: Words Read Time

Second Read: Words Read Time

B Partners Use this chart to check your partner’s reading.

Paid attention to

periods, commas,

end punctuation

Accuracy skipped words self-corrected read every word

At Home: Read the passage aloud to a friend or family member

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When you read a word that has -ed or -ing, often an e is

dropped before the ending is added

A Fill in the missing word to complete each sentence

1 She sided with Tim and Min

Drop the e in to make sided.

2 Dad baked a cake.

Drop the e in to make baked.

3 Is Len saving that cat?

Drop the e in to make saving.

4 Ron was biking on the grass.

Drop the e in to make biking.

5 Fran was skating fast.

Drop the e in to make skating.

B Write two sentences about things you can do outside Use the

word biking in one sentence Use the word skating in the other.

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A Vocabulary Words Choose the word from above that best

completes each statement Write the word on the line to the right Example:

Clean is to messy as hot is to cold

B Vocabulary Strategy: Using a Dictionary Use this

dictionary entry to answer the questions that follow.

1 Which guide word comes before

vanish in the dictionary?

2 How many syllables are in vanish?

3 Which syllable do you stress when you pronounce vanish?

van/vanity vanish (van´(( ´•ish) verb

1 to go away suddenly

2 to stop existing

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At Home: Take turns reading this story aloud with a family

member Talk about what it would be like to travel in space.

Space Ride

Kate gazed into space as they flew to the moon She felt brave aboard the spacecraft this time Kate sat next to her brother, Nate

He hugged his stuffed dog “I am scared, Kate!” he yelled

Kate got up and gave Nate a hug “It will be fine,” Kate said

“You will like outer space We can relate our trip to Dad when we

get to the space base on the moon You can ride in a space truck!”

Soon it was time to land Nate smiled “Can I hold your hand,Kate?” Kate gave him a hug as their space ride came to an end

3 What detail shows that Kate has been on the moon before?

4 How do you know that Kate is kind?

base relate chamber

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A Draw a line under the word with a long vowel and a silent e

Write the word in the blank to complete the sentence.

use fast stick

sat rod rode

cut plot hole

hat rose trip

B Circle the letter that makes the long-vowel sound in each correct

answer choice above Do not circle the silent e.

Remember that an e at the end of a word can make the vowel

sound long

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10:30: There is a class on humpback whales.

11:30: The Duke goes five miles out to sea

12:00: There is open sea whale watching

1:00: The Duke goes two miles west.

3:00: The Duke passes Cape Smith.

3:30: There is open sea whale watching

4:30: The Duke sets sail back to Cape Smith.

5:30: The Duke gets home 69

B Read these sentences aloud to yourself or a partner Pause when

you see (/) and stop when you see (//) Make sure to change your

voice when you read a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!).

1 You think whales are grand?// They get as big as my home!//

2 I rode down the slope on the tube.// I held on to the rope.//

3 Wow!// Cole can ride a horse.// Did you see him go fast?//

4 Point the hose at the cute pink roses.// They must drink!//

5 I have one rule:// Vote for the one you think is best.//

At Home: Read these sentences to a family member and

make up some together.

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